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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Ann Coulter And Race

I don’t watch The View. I used to, I
admit, but I just can’t handle Elisabeth Hasselbeck. I can’t handle the
arguing that ensues and the way they talk over each other. I can’t stand
the way I feel after watching it: angry and tense. So, I stopped watching
it, even though I adore Whoopi.

I also rarely watch Access Hollywood
anymore. I happened to catch the episode on Tuesday January 13 while
eating a quick dinner. They were showing a clip from Monday’s (January
12) episode of The View with Ann Coulter and discussed the “aftermath” with
her. Coulter was apparently plugging her book on the show. Barbara
Walters read a bit of it and set the ladies off.The bit that was read basically said that
single mothers are to blame for crime because they raise criminals, which
didn’t sit well with the ladies. Another topic they “discussed” was
celebrities who are half-Black and half-White, like Halle Berry, who were
raised by their White mothers, yet they identify as being Black.Ann seems to take offense to this. I’m glad I didn’t see this episode because I
would have been furious. My mom raised my sister and me as a single
mother. Neither of us are criminals. There are many, many people
raised by single mothers who are productive, respected human beings, never
having committed a crime.I also don’t quite understand why Coulter is
concerned with the way someone identifies themselves.

Since she is obsessed, I have to wonder
why. I am guessing there is some supremacy aspect to her.I have many comments to this topic.Why does it matter how someone identifies
himself or herself? Perhaps the reason they identify as Black is
because their complexion is darker and to the outside world, that is what they
are. Have you ever noticed the way some people
focus on someone’s race when they can’t figure it out? If it is not
obvious, they ponder it. Because someone like Halle Berry is a lighter
complexion and has smaller features, people aren’t sure “what they are.”

Perhaps the reason they identify as Black is
because the media focuses on that and waits until the celebrity tells us, like
Tiger Woods did, or they just decide for them.Perhaps they are conditioned. By White
America. If you know history, there once was a one-drop rule.
Meaning, one drop of Black blood would identify that person on census reports
as Black. Perhaps this has simply carried over to the way people
automatically view themselves and others.It is doubtfully a snub toward their White
family, especially if they were raised by a White mother. I’ve only ever
heard celebrities of mixed race speak well of the family who raised them.
Let’s put this in perspective a bit.I’m approximately 90% White. Whatever that means,
right? I’m mostly Irish, but there is some Scottish, French, German,
Bohemian and probably a few other things I don’t know about. The other approximate 10% is Native American. I identify as White. Because I look
it. If someone says, “what are you,” depending on whether they want the
full or abridged version, I tell them all of the above or I just say Irish.It’s just easier to say one answer. It
doesn’t mean I am not proud of my Native American ancestry. I am.
It’s just simpler to say Irish than to spew off all the aspects of my heritage.My best friend is half-Chinese and half-Irish
(and a few other things). She identifies as Asian on those little boxes
we have to fill out. She would like to check White or Caucasian AND
Asian, but she isn’t given that option. She is only given the option to
choose one. I imagine that is where a lot of people have
had to make the decision as to how they should identify. The government
puts us into those little boxes and we are only allowed to choose one.So, could it be due to the census
reports? It could be any of the above or all of the
above or something entirely different.I don’t understand why it matters how someone
chooses to identify. That is their personal choice. I don’t know
why someone else would care or take offense or even think they have the right
to question that choice.What frustrates me more than anything is that
as a country, we are trying to move away from race and that racial
divide. Then there are people like Ann Coulter who not only seem to enjoy
the racial divide, but appear to perpetuate and further that divide.

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